Toyota Camry Complaints (2009)

1,412 consumer complaints on file.

#10292184November 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES BEFORE 20,000 MILES. FIRESTONE WILL NOT ADDRESS PROBLEM NOR WILL THE DEALER EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED ACCORDING TO DEALERS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292183November 14, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
IN SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS YEAR, AT NIGHT, TO ENTER HEAVY AST MOVING TRAFFIC FROM ON RAMP FLOORED GAS PEDAL IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY FLOOR MATS, AND HAD MAX RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE, HITTING STOP ENGINE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED EVERYTHING I COULD AND TRIED AGAIN, SAME RESPONSE, CALLED 911 AND GOT TOW TRUCK ON THE WAY. FINALLY FIGURED OUT FLOOR MAT HAD CAUGHT GAS PEDAL AND WAS HOLDING IT DOWN. PULLED FLOOR MAT BACK INTO PLACE, AND THEN NO PROBLEM. TOLD 911 AS I RECALL TO FORGET THE TOW TRUCK. GOT UP TO 40- 50 OR SO MPH. HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292092November 13, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT SHE SLIGHTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR STRUCTURAL BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED12/11/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/11/09
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291932November 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS EXPERIENCED THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2009. THE SECOND AND THIRD EVENTS OCCURRED IN JULY 2009 AND OCTOBER 2009, RESPECTIVELY. IN ALL THREE EVENTS THE ACCELERATOR 'GRABBED' AND BEGAN TO SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY. DURING THE FIRST EVENT, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TWO EVENTS, THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT EVEN BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN ALL INSTANCES, IT FELT AS IF THE RESUME BUTTON OF THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH WAS OFF AT ALL TIMES) WAS DEPRESSED. SPEEDS REACHED IN EXCESS OF 60MPH IN EACH EVENT. DURING THE FIRST TWO EVENTS, A COMBINATION OF EXTREME-PRESSURE BRAKING AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WORKED TO STOP THE CAR, THANKFULLY, WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE THIRD EVENT, AFTER ROUGHLY FIVE TO TEN SECONDS OF ACCELERATION, A "POP" WAS HEARD AT WHICH TIME THE CAR'S ACCELERATION CEASED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INCIDENT. ALL THREE TIMES DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED AND ALL THREE TIMES THE SAME ANSWER....."FOUND NO CURRENT OR PENDING FAULT CODES.' THE FIRST TIME IT WAS BLAMED ON AN AFTER-MARKET FLOOR MAT. WHILE ONE WAS INSTALLED, IT WAS THE TYPE WITH "GRABBER" SPIKES ON THE UNDERSIDE TO PREVENT MOVEMENT, SIMILAR TO A CHAIR MAT. I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE BUT, AS A PRECAUTION, I REMOVED THE AFTER-MARKET FLOOR MAT. FOR THE SECOND EVENT, AGAIN, THE DEALER FOUND NO FAULTS AND, AGAIN, SUGGESTED FLOOR MATS. THE ONLY FLOOR MAT IN THE VEHICLE WAS THE FACTORY-INSTALLED CARPETED FLOOR MAT WHICH WAS SECURED BY THE FACTORY-INSTALLED RETAINING HOOKS. FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. AS AN EXTRA PRECAUTION, HOWEVER, I REMOVED THE CARPETED MAT. THE THIRD EVENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 22, 2009. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. FACTORY TECHNICIAN WAS BROUGHT IN. NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291473November 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON I-94 IN MICHIGAN WHEN MY PARENTS' 2009 CAMRY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. A SEMI TRUCK WAS MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, SO MY BOYFRIEND HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO GIVE THE TRUCK ENOUGH ROOM. WE WERE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A SPEED IN EXCESS 90 MPH AFTER THE BREAK WAS APPLIED ONCE WE GOT AROUND THE TRUCK. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY AT THIS POINT. THE BREAK DID NOT OVERRIDE THE CAR'S ACCELERATION OR CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN MY BOYFRIEND STOOD WITH ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON THE BREAK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER TRIED TO RECREATE THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL I EXPERIENCED, BUT SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALER MECHANICS INSPECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING SYSTEM, BUT CLAIMED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS EVENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2009, WELL BEFORE THE RECENT INCREASE IN PRESS COVERAGE RELATING TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290906November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE, AND THEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE THE DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290952November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY - INCIDENTS HAPPENED BEFORE CURRENT ACCELERATION HOOPLA. TWICE TO MY WIFE, TWICE TO ME. WHEN QUICKLY APPLYING BRAKE , FOOT TOUCHES GAS PEDAL AND CAR ACCELERATES. NEVER ON ANY OTHER CAR, INCLUDING A 2005 CAMRY HAS THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THE RELATION OF BOTH PEDALS TO EACH OTHER IS TOO CLOSE. ALSO THE DESIGN OF BOTH DOES NOT HELP. I DRIVE AUTOS, NOT DESIGN THEM, BUT I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A CONCERN THAN FLOOR MATS. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR BOB WILLETT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290058October 28, 2009
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
ALL FOUR STRUTS FOUND LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE MILEAGE OF THE 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IS 36013 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290111October 28, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WHEN I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, THE RPMS SHOT ALL THE WAY UP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN. FINALLY THE BRAKES WORKED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT THE RPMS WERE STILL VERY HIGH AND THE ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289528October 23, 2009
SEAT BELTS
1. 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE MADE A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE AREA OF REAR SEAT. GOT OUT TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A TIRE. ENDED UP OPENING THE BACK DOOR OF CAR TO FIND THAT IT WAS THE SEATBELT. THERE WAS A KNOT IN THE BELT AND IT HAD RETRACTED FORCEFULLY INTO THE OPENING OF THE SEATBELT SLOT. THE BELT WILL NOT PULL BACK OUT, AND CANNOT BE UNTIED DUE TO THE PULLING OF THE RETRACTOR. 2. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, WE DO NOT USE THE BACK SEAT, SO THE KNOT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE DEALER LAST JUNE. 3. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAMRY AT THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER HOPING THAT THE RESPONSE WOULD BE DIFFERENT. IT WASN'T. THE SECOND DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK, AND IT COULD BE FIXED FOR 300 DOLLARS. I SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WITH A CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT AND THE CHILD WAS INJURED, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. UNTIL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT MY PROBLEM AS WRITTEN ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288563October 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 -4 CYL. AUTOMATIC. PROBLEM: SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.. THE CAR IS 14 MONTHS OLD. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS AS I COME TO A STOP, AND WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GAS SEEMS TO ACCELERATE AND THE TACHOMETER GOES UP TO 7. BY CONTINUING TO BRAKE HARD AND SHIFTING INTO PARK FROM DRIVE THE ACCELERATION STOPS. BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR HAS LURCHED FORWARD BY ABOUT 4 FEET. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR A DEATH. I CANNOT SELECT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE NEXT PAGE, I WILL SIMPLY TICK OFF THE FIRST ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288590October 15, 2009
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GRACO SNUGRIDE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 1751535; IN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE CARRYING THE CHILD SECURED IN AN INFANT ONLY CHILD SEAT, THE CARRY HANDLE BECAME LOOSE. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE CARRY HANDLE TO FAIL, WHICH COULD SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE INJURY TO THE INFANT. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286842October 8, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I BOUGHT A 2009 CAMRY LE FROM HERB CHAMBER BOSON IN LAST OCT. RECENTLY I HEARD THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THE RECALL SIMPLY BLAMING THE FLOOR MAT. I DID EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE. THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE SPEED WENT UP OVER 85 MPH, AND I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS AT ITS FULL STRENGTH AND SHOWED NO SIGN TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED MY CAR TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AT THAT TIME, I JUST BLAMED THE STUPID COMPUTER PROGRAM, WHICH MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN READING OTHER PERSON'S STORIES ABOUT THE RECALL, I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS THAN THE FLOOR MAT WAS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ACCIDENTS. TO TELL THE TRUTH, I BARELY USE THE CRUISE SINCE THAT INCIDENT. I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL KEEP A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE HERE IN CASE I NEED IT IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286625October 7, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAMRY IS AWFUL. YOU CANNOT SEE THE OVERHEAD SIGNS ON THE HIGHWAYS AT NIGHT WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH WILL BLIND OTHER ONCOMING CARS. YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE THE STREET SIGNS WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. IT'S LIKE THE TOP OF THE LIGHTS ARE CUT OFF. THE DEALER SAID THE LIGHTS ARE CORRECT; THEY CHECKED THE AIM AND SAID THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE MADE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286136October 2, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THROWING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD RETURN HER CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 11,200. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN UPDATED 10/27/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286101October 2, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,400. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE SECOND TIME SHE HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/25/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10285283September 25, 2009
STRUCTURE
RUST ON 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DEALER COMPARED TO OTHER 2009 SAME MODEL AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME RUST PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283862September 14, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AUTO STRUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR. NOT ONE OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10282005August 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY LE I BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 2008. IT SHAKES ALOT IN THE COLD AND WAS TOLD ITS BECAUSE OF SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP, AND I ACCEPTED THAT. I THEN DROVE IT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES WITH NO SNOW OR ICE AND IT STILL SHOOK, AS IF THE BALANCE WAS OFF BUT I KNOW ITS NOT.I LIVE IN BOSTON AND HOPE THEY CAN CORRECT IT, OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279326August 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 65MPH TO 90MPH WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDDLE. IT WAS FULL THROTTLE. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE BRAKES TO DEPRESS. HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON BRAKES VERY HARD TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET I PULLED OUT OF MY STREET AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE IT JUST ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, GOING FROM 30MPH TO 50MPH. TRIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T WORKING UNTIL YOU HAD TO STEP ON THEM ALL THE WAY. THAT WAS TWO DAYS IN A ROW THAT THIS HAPPEN. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO GET DONE OR THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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